The Royal Jewelry Museum is a museum that displays the jewelry of the royal families that ruled Egypt, and is located in the city of Alexandria. The palace was built in 1919 in the Zizinia area, and it is an architectural masterpiece. Its area is 4,185 square meters and was given to Princess Fatima Al-Zahra, one of the princesses of the royal family. It was designed according to the style of European buildings in the nineteenth century, and from the inside the palace was decorated with distinctive artistic units.
It was transformed into a museum of royal jewelry in 1986. The museum includes a large collection of jewelry and gold antiques belonging to the Alawite royal family dating back to 1805, including rare antiques starting from Muhammad Ali Pasha to Farouk I. This jewelry was confiscated in July 1952, and was registered as a museum in 1999. The museum currently includes 11,500 pieces.

Royal Jewelery Museum building.
And the “Jewellery Museum”.. or as it is called the “Jewellery Palace” due to its presence in the building that was a palace for one of the princesses of the Alawite royal family in Egypt, as we will see. This museum or palace is located in the Zizinia area of Alexandria... and directly next to the residence of the Governor of Alexandria in An area that enjoys calm and sophistication, which are appropriate for a jewelry museum. The museum has four boundaries: from the south, Ahmed Yahya Street, from the north, Abdel Salam Arif Street, from the east, Artist Ahmed Othman Street, and from the west, the governor’s residence.
History of the palace (museum).
The Royal Jewelery Museum is located in the Fatima Al-Zahra (Princess Fatima Haidar) Palace building in Glim. This palace was founded by Zainab Hanem Fahmy in 1919 AD, and she completed its construction and her daughter, Princess Fatima Al-Zahra, resided in it in 1923 AD. Princess Fatima Al-Zahra, whose name the palace bears, is one of the princesses of the Alawite family. She was born in 1903 AD. Her mother is Mrs. Zainab Fahmy, sister of the architect Ali Fahmy - who participated in designing this palace. As for her father, he is Prince Ali Haider bin Prince Ahmed Rushdi bin Prince Mustafa Bahjat. Bin Fadel Pasha bin Ibrahim Pasha bin Muhammad Ali Pasha, the governor of Egypt and the instigator of its modern renaissance, meaning that Muhammad Ali is her fifth grandfather.
Princess Fatima Al-Zahra’s mother had completed the construction of the western wing before her death, and her daughter had reached eighteen years of age. Princess Fatima Al-Zahra added an eastern wing to the palace and connected the two wings with a corridor. This palace remained used for summer residence until the establishment of the July 1952 movement. When the princess’s property was confiscated, she was allowed to reside in the palace. That was until 1964 AD, when Princess Fatima Al-Zahra ceded the palace to the Egyptian government and left for Cairo. Princess Fatima Al-Zahra died in 1983 AD.
The palace was used as a rest house for the Presidency of the Republic until it was turned into a museum by presidential decree in 1986 AD. This palace (the Royal Jewelery Museum) was built in the style of European buildings from an architectural standpoint. It consists of two wings: an eastern and a western one, connected by a transverse corridor. The eastern wing and the western wing each consist of two floors and a basement. The building is also surrounded by A garden filled with plants, flowers and ornamental trees.
Restoration and development of the museum was carried out in 1986 and 1994 AD. Since late 2004 AD, the Supreme Council of Antiquities began a comprehensive development and restoration process for the museum at a cost estimated at about 10 million pounds, with the aim of increasing its capacity to accommodate more of the valuable exhibits that are in storage and have not yet been displayed. The museum was opened in April. 2009.
Museum contents.
The museum includes a collection of the most wonderful and beautiful royal jewelry that was worn and adorned by members of the Alawite royal family in Egypt, including the jewelry of King Fouad, King Farouk, his wives, and the princes and princesses of the royal family. Therefore, it is known as the Royal Jewelry Museum. The museum includes 11,500 pieces belonging to members of the royal family. The palace was divided into ten halls containing collections of antiques and jewelry belonging to members of the Muhammad Ali family, the most important of which are:
• A collection belonging to the founder of the Alawite dynasty, “Muhammad Ali,” including a gold snuff box embossed with enamel with his name “Muhammad Ali” on it.
• Prince Muhammad Ali Tawfiq’s collection, which includes 12 cup envelopes made of platinum and gold, about 2,753 brilliant-cut and Flemish diamonds, and a gold wallet studded with diamonds... in addition to a pocket watch belonging to the Ottoman sultans.
• From the era of Khedive Saeed Pasha, there is a collection of scarves and gold watches... and Egyptian, Turkish and foreign medals and necklaces studded with jewelery and gold... and about four thousand various antique currencies. A collection belonging to the founder of the Alawite dynasty, Muhammad Ali, including a gold snuff box embossed with enamel with his name “Muhammad Ali” on it.
• Gold watches and colorful enamel pictures of Khedive Ismail and Khedive Tawfiq.
• King Fouad’s antiques and jewelry collection, the most important of which are:
• Gold handle studded with diamonds.
• Gold medals and medals with his picture on them.
• A platinum crown studded with diamonds and brilliants for his wife, Princess Shweikar.
• Queen Nazli’s jewelry collection, the most important of which is gold jewelry studded with brilliant diamonds.
• A collection of antiques and jewelry from King Farouk and Queen Nazli, the most important of which are:
• Chess made of gold camouflaged with colored enamel and studded with diamonds.
• A gold tray bearing the signature of “110 Pashas.”
• Marshallese baton made of ebony and gold.
• Agate dish, a gift from the Tsar of Russia.
• The collection of Queen Farida, King Farouk’s first wife, and its most important pieces include:
• The Queen’s crown of platinum studded with brilliant diamonds and a bracelet of brilliant diamonds.
• Gold and platinum brooches studded with brilliant and Fleming diamonds.
• The collection of Queen Nariman, wife of King Farouk II, and its most important pieces include:
• Medals, necklaces and commemorative medals.
• Two rulers and a piece of gold were used to lay the foundation stone for the projects.
• Collections of Princesses Fawzia Ahmed Fouad and Faiza Ahmed Fouad: “A” collection of bracelets, bracelets and chest pins, the most important of which are:
• A bracelet made of platinum and diamonds with the name “Fawzia” on it.
• Gold necklace studded with brilliant diamonds and pearls, “Fayza”.
• Princesses Sim Group